I’m in Love With Chef Melissa Mayo! She Reveals her “Lose the Fat, Not the Flavor” Secrets!

Chef Melissa Mayo is not only a culinary master with a six-pack, she’s also one of my dearest friends. I first laid eyes on this South African firecracker at a Music-and-Me class with our then-infants Jade and Bridget. For me it was love at first sight.

Shortly thereafter I signed up for all of her cooking classes in order to stalk her more freely. Not only did I get to gaze upon her gamine beauty, but she also taught me how to kick ass in the kitchen.

By the way, this is NOT a sponsored post. I’m writing about Melissa because you guys need to know about her! But she’s mine, so don’t get any funny ideas.

For this post Melissa’s been kind enough to share her healthy shopping list with us. One of the things that stops me from cooking healthy meals is never having the right ingredients on hand, so I just end up eating all of the Halloween candy by October 20th.

First I’m going to treat you to a video of Melissa sharing her personality, cooking philosophy and one of her healthiest meals. Below that I’ll post her foolproof (meaning Shannonproof) healthy shopping list for the pantry and beyond. Be sure to print it out for the next time you’re heading to the grocer’s. xo S

Thank you for posting this!! She really looks amazing. And how disappointing to find out there are no secrets – just eat well!! Her food really does look great. I can get so caught up in the convenience of Trader Joe’s frozen foods… This reminds me to go buy real food for my family. Oh yeah, and teach my kids how to cook.

Hey Sandee — I am eating McDonalds as I reply to this because I just went on the Ballona Wetlands field trip with a bunch of 4th and 5th graders and needed a fattening reward. Having said that I’ve taken four classes with Mel and will keep going back as long as she teaches, even if I resent her six-pack.